According to BT, the Danish tabloid newspaper, prince Henrik is now also having health troubles of his own (http://www.bt.dk/royalt/artikel:aid=451012/). During his stay at Malta, he wounded his leg and the wound will not heal so he has been ordered to rest for a couple of weeks while his leg is being treated

Poor Prince Henrik! - however, I would just like to say that BT is not a tabloid newspaper, but a magazine.

Queen Margrethe (R) and Prince Consort Henrik disembark from royal vessel Dannebrog as they arrive to the southern Jutland city of Sonderborg near the German boarder 21 July 2006. The Queen carries crutches due to a knee problem problem. The royal couple will spend part of their summer vacation at the nearby Graasten Castle.

According to the Danish Royal Watchers blogspot, the queen will hold a small family gathering at Graasten Castle. They are hoping to gather all the family including the greek side, just like they use to do before Queen Ingrid died back in 2000. The crown prince and princess are expected there today.

At the end of her annual holidays Margrethe and Henrik has an audience with the press at their chateau in France.

In 2002 the press were easger to attend as they were hoping an engagement would be announced.
In 2003 Margrethe accidently let the "cat out of the bag" about the impending engagement when she said Mary would make a good daughter in law.
I wouldn't expect any "great announcements" to be made.

On September 1, the annually recurring event in Århus, the Aarhus Festival, was opened, as it always is, by its patron, Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II. The theme of this year’s festival is women, and the title is ‘Womania’. In her opening speech, Her Majesty opposed this use of the English language as title of a Danish festival. With her usual wit, she said: “Why is it called Womania? Such a nice, Danish expression!! Do the men of Århus not believe that women understand Danish? Let us call it ‘kvinderier’ instead”. And of the very theme of women, Her Majesty spoke as well: “It is unusual to come up with a theme which only covers half the audience – if so. I hope that the many women who during the Festival will appear with their abilities, their skills and thoughts, will not forget the men, without whom all would be incredibly dull”. Her Majesty’s speech elicited much applause!

I mean no disrespect but why doesn't the Queen get her teeth fixed? I have seen pictures of her when she was younger and she looked quite pretty, what happened? Again, I mean no disrespect but just curious.

Well, there really is nothing to "fix" - her teeth are all there and they're all hers. However, she is, as the HELLO magazine put it, "an unapoologetic chain smoker"; whether that's true or not, I don't know, but I do know she smokes and that accounts for the colour of her teeth. Though I'm not a smoker, nor a fan of the habit, I like the fact that she's comfortable with who she is and doesn't feel the need to be a "perfectly panelbeated Hollywood-type". What you see is what you get, not some facade.

Thank you for the pics Madeleien, Dont know if I like this mermaid, it looks a little scary, but I guess it is art. I do know I find Henrik by far the most charismatic and interesting member of the DRF, frogs on the tie as well

Here he is with his wife earlier this week

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Originally Posted by Lasse Pedersen

September 14The Reigning Couple attend a dinner at Rosenborg Palace to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Palace
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I belive Margrethes pearls are part of the crown jewells which are stored at Rosenborg. Really an impressive castle.

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I think it is a bit funny but my dear uncel and Prince Henrik look a bit like eachother.
The funniest part of it is: my uncel is her from Denmark born and bread by my greatparrents and they was also danish,but he and Prince Henrik still looks like they are brothers....confused ? well i know i am